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nibl

Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 103
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Posted: Sun 16 Dec 2007, 21:31 Post subject:
How I got Asus Eee PC sound to work in 3.01 |
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I found out how to get sound working on the Asus Eee PC.
First, Thanks to Tempestuous, one of his previous posts got me on the right track for testing, once I knew which module to search for in the forum, i.e. snd-hda-intel.
Here is what to do:
- Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add this line:
options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig
- Reboot (saving settings)
- Set volume by clicking menu Multimedia/Puppy Sound Mixer
Puppy should now have audible sound playback
Notes:
I have not tested the microphone yet.
"Master" is the main control for maximum sound output, possibly with "pcm" or "speaker" as a sub control. This depends on the parameter (see below). The parameter used above "3stack-dig" uses master and speaker.
The modules needed are: snd-hda-intel, snd-pcm-oss, snd-mixer-oss, snd-seq-oss. These are loaded by default in Puppy 3.01.
Parameters:
Instead of 3stack-dig, you can try one of the following parameters: 3stack-6ch, 3stack-6ch-dig, 6stack-dig. Note, the parameter "auto" did not work. I did not test "lenovo".
Maybe someone with 6 Channel audio speakers can report on that.
I have only tested this on the 701 4GB model Serial Number 7B series. Please add results for other models or revisions.
Tested on Puppy 3.01. Please report on other versions.
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JustGreg
Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 785 Location: Connecticut USA
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Posted: Fri 21 Dec 2007, 20:43 Post subject:
Subject description: Yes, it works |
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I confirmed this does work with Puppy 3.01 on my Eee Pc. It is the same as yours, Model 701. Thanks for the help.
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raffy
Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 4839 Location: Manila
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Posted: Tue 25 Dec 2007, 08:41 Post subject:
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Here's the modprobe.conf lines with Puppy version 2.13: Code: | alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
options sb io=0x220 irq=7 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330 |
and at the bottom, these last two lines: Code: | alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
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Since I did not get the microphone working with this, is it correct for me to remove the last two lines and substitute Code: | options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig | ?
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tempestuous
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5468 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue 25 Dec 2007, 09:14 Post subject:
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Raffy,
Don't delete anything. Just add that extra line at the end. The "option" line gives additional instructions to the ALSA driver (snd-hda-intel).
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raffy
Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 4839 Location: Manila
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Posted: Tue 25 Dec 2007, 20:19 Post subject:
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Thanks, tempestuous. I have been working on this since last night using different model= but no success so far. I looked at /tmp/bootsysinit.log and found: Code: | Starting sound driver: snd-hda-intel
done
amixer: Unable to find simple control 'PCM',0 |
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raffy
Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 4839 Location: Manila
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Posted: Wed 26 Dec 2007, 09:52 Post subject:
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Have tried different "model=" parameters and restarted many times using rc.alsa, and the same error message shows.
EDIT I solved the sound problem in breeezy for model 701 by compiling a newer ALSA version. Newer Puppy Linux releases solve the sound driver problem by including the newer ALSA.
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Last edited by raffy on Mon 03 Nov 2008, 20:07; edited 1 time in total
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dale5351
Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 5
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Posted: Wed 30 Apr 2008, 02:54 Post subject:
Re: Solved: Eee PC sound Subject description: Sound configuration on Asus Eee PC for Puppy Linux |
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nibl wrote: | I found out how to get sound working on the Asus Eee PC.
- Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add this line:
options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig
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Thank you -- for days now, I have been pulling out what hair I have left over this problem. Managed to find your post tonight. Tried it, and it worked. Happy camper!
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Lotus Power
Joined: 12 Jun 2008 Posts: 1
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Posted: Thu 12 Jun 2008, 18:09 Post subject:
EEEPC 900 Subject description: Still no sound |
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Hi Everyone,
I tried the following insturctions which were (very helpfully) posted earlier:
Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add this line:
options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-dig
- Reboot (saving settings)
- Set volume by clicking menu Multimedia/Puppy Sound Mixer
But I still have no sound! Does anyone have any other ideas? The above got the speaker icon onto the taskbar, but nothing more!
Thank you!
LP
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renuvio
Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 29
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Posted: Wed 16 Jul 2008, 23:28 Post subject:
workaroaund to a similar problem (no sound in 3.01) |
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Hello everybody:
This is my first post in this place.
Puppy Linux is great.
Let me say i have a similar problem.
I found yesterday that sound was not available when i was still running v. 3.01 from a USB pendrive.
Alsaconf detected the soundcard, but it fails after try to insert snd-hda-intel.
I tried the solution proposed in this thread, without success. Then what i did was to copy /lib/modules/2.6.21.7/kernel/sound from a system booted from cd over the files of the no-sound system; rebooted, running again alsaconf, and that works. I have sound again, and i'm not sure what was the problem, maybe the files were corrupted.
Thanks for let me share this with all of us.
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wrybread
Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 41
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Posted: Mon 03 Nov 2008, 09:32 Post subject:
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Thanks, this worked on my Asus 1000H. Small note: I had to run the Alsa wizard before it would work. And in XMMS I had to tell it to use the Alsa mixer.
It's funny though, I could swear the speakers sounded much better and louder when I was using Windows. But alas that harddrive is now crashed so I can't confirm.
Sounds great through headphones.
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tempestuous
Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 5468 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue 04 Nov 2008, 04:54 Post subject:
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wrybread wrote: | And in XMMS I had to tell it to use the Alsa mixer. |
If you install the properly configured (and thoroughly optioned) version of XMMS 1.2.11 from here -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=26528
that adjustment is not necessary.
Please note that the ALSA configuration discussed in this thread is not relevant from Puppy version 4.1.
Puppy 4.1's standard snd-hda-intel ALSA driver will provide out-of-the-box audio playback ... though for microphone support you will need the modified ALSA driver from here -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=237741#237741
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